diff --git a/SignUpValidation/index.js b/SignUpValidation/index.js
index 1a8b6d9..333ec80 100644
--- a/SignUpValidation/index.js
+++ b/SignUpValidation/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports = async function (context, req) {
   // parse Basic Auth username and password
   var header = req.headers["authorization"] || "", // get the header
     token = header.split(/\s+/).pop() || "", // and the encoded auth token
-    auth = new Buffer.from(token, "base64").toString(), // convert from base64
+    auth = Buffer.from(token, "base64").toString(), // convert from base64
     parts = auth.split(/:/), // split on colon
     username = parts[0],
     password = parts[1];